Tami faulkner

It wouldn’t be a new year without the experts weighing in on the projected trends for the coming year, especially when it comes to forecasting shifts with colors, textiles, and furnishings. Those leading the charge have their ears to the ground and their sights on the horizon, constantly taking note

Let’s talk about arches! If you haven’t noticed, architectural arches are currently in the forefront of design. And though they have always been an important part of architecture, even dating back to ancient times, the inclusion of them abs and flows with current trends. When we look back in history of the period we’re living in now, we’ll see a marked resurgence of the incorporation of arches. However as beautiful as arches are, they don’t belong architecturally in every project.

Easily, the most popular kitchen layout for custom homes today is the two-walled, island kitchen . This kitchen layout creates the perfect opportunity for a beautiful feature wall, a showpiece island, convenient access for a butler’s pantry, lots of counter top surfaces, storage, and visual conne

I feel so fortunate that I’m able spend time in my design studio, doing what I love, designing custom homes, while remotely working along side wonderful clients and talented colleagues. It doesn’t get better than that! Here’s a few project highlights from last week.

Picking up with where the architects left off, we set to work to refine and to develop a few more floor plan options for the clients to explore, especially as it related to the master bathroom and closet design. After the clients determined their favorite floor plan option, from the many that were

While thinking about my annual forecast for custom home design trends , the word consistency kept coming to my mind. In the last couple of years, and I suspect the same will be true for 2023, the way space is being utilized in custom home design seems to be holding true. No matter the location

About a year ago a client from the Orchard Abode Project (recently I shared an intro to this project in a Design Studio - A Week in Review post) reached out to see if I could help make sense of a home that they had purchased by designing the floor plan for the remodel.

Texture reigns in a warm and rustic home.

To highlight the importance of order in floor plan design, I'm sharing before and after floor plans of a primary suite from a Virtual Floor Plan Review. First, we'll examine the submitted floor plan, noting design problems, before exploring a floor plan sketch with notes that present possible soluti

Building a dream home isn’t only a huge financial investment, but an emotional one as well. I’m a big proponent and ardent believer that Involving a skilled interior designer during the early stages of the floor plan design will not only produce a better end result, but will also help to avoid costl